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MMP-9 supplied by bone marrow-derived cells contributes to skin carcinogenesis.
Cell - 27 Oct 2000
Coussens L M, Tinkle C L, Hanahan D, Werb Z
Abstract excerpt
The matrix metalloproteinase MMP-9/gelatinase B is upregulated in angiogenic dysplasias and invasive cancers of the epidermis in a mouse model of multi-stage tumorigenesis elicited by HPV16 oncogenes. Transgenic mice lacking MMP-9 show reduced keratinocyte hyperproliferation at all neoplastic stages and a decreased incidence of invasive tumors. Yet those carcinomas that do arise in the absence of MMP-9 exhibit a...
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